Doll toy



' videlthe doll witha soft and'readily collaps, ible head and'also to permit the doll to do Patented. May 29, V192s.

ma A. FBEUNDLICB, or Bnooxmm, Naw Yonx.

' DOLL roi?.

Applmuonnlea'llay is; 1925; serial no. 30,654.

My :invention relates to a toy in the form.`

of a doll provided with a hollow head made of resilient material vhaving re resented.

thereon the-usual doll features whic may be applied by painting, spraying or other means, andthe objects of thisinvention are to pro.

certainftri'cks by 'permitting it to fall upon its head and utilizing the' body and legs as a means of throwing the doll into different positions to cause thedoll to turn indifferent directions,l dependent upon which portion of 4its head is-first vallowed to contactwth a solid surface.

In the drawings Fig. 1 represents infront' view ofthe doll; Fig. 2 a section on the line 2 2' through the body-.otl the doll and.

through a portion ofthe right leg thereof; Fig. 3 represents the underside of the doll head viewed from .the portion thereof which rests onjthe body of the doll.l

The'head' 1 fof the doll comprises resilient.

i rubberfmaterial and for this purpose rubber Athemselves after being compressed.

play balls may be used which are soft but, nevertheless, have the capaci-typt extending The resilient head l isattached to the body 2 of the doll-by forming a slit 3 in the underside vof the head and clamping it by the means shown in Fig. 2- to the fabric 4 'which con-v stitutes the outer casingof the body. The clamping meanscomprise the inner .metal Washer' member v5, the integral sheet metal y saucer shaped'rnember 6, the end washer 7 and corresponding members 5, 6a and 7a which are inside of the doll body and underneath the fabric 4 at the portion constituting the neck of the doll. The parts Gand 7 are apertured and by means of the apertures ar-e threaded over an'ordinaryV galvanized nail 8 and 'thenforced through the slit 3 into the hollow body' oi the head., The end of the two. washers-aand 5Aa to securel clam nail l'is then pushed through the fabric 4 constituting the casing for the body ot' the doll.

andthe corresponding parts 5a', 6a and 7 are threaded through apertures therein overthe nail so that the washers 5 and 5n lie 'respectively on the inner. surface of the rubber ball head and on the inner surface of the fabric constituting the upper portion ofV the doll body.. By means of pliers the end of the na'ilis then formed into a curl 8i to cause the the rubber ball and the fabric of t e bo y together and to make such union comparatively airtight. -It is to be understood that tor this purpose. the lower portion of the doll body at 4* is left open and after'these operai ftions are conpleted the body of the dollis ecurely stu'e with cotton or other tiller, t ieA bottom Dthereof sewn closed and thelegs 11 rof the d oll then sewn' to the body to form a llexible joint 12. :The head 1 of the doll is painted with the representations of eyes, nose, lips andhair as shown in Fig. l. It is lpreferred to perforate the rubber head of the doll .between the' lips and to insert therein'the end 9 of a rubber-balloon 10. The rubber balloon may be inflated by squeezing the head ofthe doll, thereby forcing the air therefrom intoY the balloon. The balloon 10 is .made removable so that it may be replaced at will with balloons of different colors.

The entire doll head and-body being sott 'and compres'zsble provides a sate toy Jfor babies to play with, without fear of injury to themselves, .as lfas not been the casen with dolls 4having heads of wood pulp ror other hard composition. ln' addition to these advantages the doll, by the utilization of a rubber ball as the head, may be caused to 'do dit'- t'erent stunts by dropping it so that the head first strikes a hard surface. Each particular stunt Will vary according to which portion otthe doll head first strikes. a hard surface and in this mannerthe doll can be caused to do a somersault, turn on its side, rise to a sitting positioln' utilizing the momentum thereby given to the body and legs of the doll as a means of throwing the entire doll to such differentl positions.

`What I claim is: A doll toy comprising a vstuffed body, a head consisting of a thin walled hollow rubberball, substantially smooth on the outside.

doll features painted upon the front portion of the Smooth outer surface, an aperture through the Wall of the head in proximity to 'the painted mouth, a balloon havingits end secured in the aperture and adapted by pressure on the head to be inflated and deflated Y by the removal of said pressure7 said headbeing Vclamped to the body by a pin, one end of which is secured'inside of the body and the other end inside of the head and legs on thebody.

In testlmony whereof have hereunto set lnyu hand.

RALPH A. FREUNDLICH. 

